Catalog Archive
Auction 178, Lot 196

"New Finder Map of Greater San Antonio",

Subject: San Antonio, Texas

Period: 1935 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
32.8 x 41.9 inches
83.3 x 106.4 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

A large detailed street map of the San Antonio region with concentric circles radiating out from downtown at one mile intervals. A legend at lower right identifies various schools, parks and cemeteries, while additional points of interest are highlighted in green overprnting on the map (The Alamo, Fort Sam Houston, San Jose Mission, and more). The verso contains a detailed street index and two smaller maps: Tourist Map of San Antonio (14 x 13.5") and Downtown Map (15.3 x 13.0"). Drawn by L.M. Stitzell and published by Southwell Map Company. There are no past sales records of this map and only one institutional example found on OCLC.

References:

Condition: B+

Issued folding with several small splits at the fold junctions with minute loss of image at one junction. There are a few minor edge tears and chips confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/10/2020

Archived